Ok, so it isn’t news that there are a lot of Iowa fans in Los Angeles. We knew that would be true based on the fact the Hawkeyes requested nearly 55,000 Rose Bowl tickets.

There are sure to be tons of black and gold on Friday. But Iowa fans didn’t want to wait that long to show their support.

The “Hawkeye Huddle” pep rally, organized by the school’s alumni association, drew thousands of Iowa fans to the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Take a look at the flood of Hawkeyes in the house: